• Amsterdam car-free on Sunday September 20

Friday, September 11 2009 :

• This weekend: Open Monuments Day in Amsterdam

Wednesday, September 09 2009 :

• Job swapping between Amsterdam and New York

Tuesday, September 08 2009 :

• Problem with drinking water in East part of Amsterdam

Sunday, September 06 2009 :

• Special tram line 11 for IBC conference in Amsterdam

Tuesday, September 01 2009 :

• Amsterdam makes E 130 million from paid car parking

Friday, August 28 2009 :

• This weekend: Uitmarkt, the start of the cultural season in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 27 2009 :

• Rijksmuseum Amsterdam: gift USA to Dutch prime minister is not moon stone

Wednesday, August 26 2009 :

• Metro Amsterdam accepts only OV chip card

Friday, August 14 2009 :

• This weekend: Hartjesdagen (Little Hearts' Days) at Zeedijk and Nieuwmarkt in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 13 2009 :

• Street sports event 'Streetmasters' on Museumplein, Amsterdam
• Unrest in Amsterdam at English-Dutch soccer match

Wednesday, August 05 2009 :

• Drinking on side walk cafes, while standing, allowed again in Amsterdam

Sunday, August 02 2009 :

• Record number of 560,000 spectators Amsterdam Gay Pride Tour 2009

Tuesday, July 28 2009 :

• Amsterdam canal pride parade: Christian Democrats and soldiers in uniform take part

Monday, July 27 2009 :

• Amsterdam Gay Pride week has started

Monday, July 20 2009 :

• 100,000 Visitors in first month for Hermitage Amsterdam

Thursday, July 16 2009 :

• Official Amsterdam City gay pride boat starts in Amsterdam West

Friday, July 10 2009 :

• Protest against strict Amsterdam regulations on Noordermarkt square

Monday, July 06 2009 :

• Amsterdam taxi driver kills passenger on Leidseplein

Thursday, July 02 2009 :

• Taxi stand at Amsterdam Central Station for electrical taxis and tuk-tuks

Tuesday, June 30 2009 :

• Free entrance to Michael Jackson tribute in Paradiso, Amsterdam

Sunday, June 21 2009 :

• Paper tickets no longer for sale in tram and buses in Amsterdam

Wednesday, June 17 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix and Russian President Medvedev open Amsterdam Hermitage

Saturday, June 13 2009 :

• Royal Palace in Amsterdam re-opened by Queen Beatrix, amid controversies

Friday, June 12 2009 :

• Original Anne Frank diaries back to Anne Frank House in Amsterdam center

Tuesday, June 09 2009 :

• No more foie gras in some luxury hotels in Amsterdam

Monday, June 08 2009 :

• Open Air Theater in Amsterdam Vondelpark started for Summer 2009

Friday, June 05 2009 :

• Sirens accompany handicapped children to Artis Zoo in Amsterdam
• Queen Beatrix opens Holland Festival in Amsterdam

Tuesday, June 02 2009 :

• New rules enforced on taxi stand at Amsterdam Central Station

Sunday, May 31 2009 :

• Giro d'Italia 2010 starts in Amsterdam

Friday, May 29 2009 :

• German cycling tourist in Amsterdam dies in traffic accident

Wednesday, May 27 2009 :

• New accessibility guide for Amsterdam buildings and attractions

Tuesday, May 26 2009 :

• Traffic and train problems in the Netherlands, due to bad weather

Friday, May 22 2009 :

• Keukenhof flower show closed, with record number of vistors

Thursday, May 14 2009 :

• New measures announced to solve problems with taxis at Amsterdam Central Station

Monday, May 11 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix to re-open Royal Palace on Amsterdam Dam Square

Sunday, May 03 2009 :

• Queen Beatrix to visit Amsterdam on May 4 and 5, despite attack in Apeldoorn

Saturday, May 02 2009 :

• Five gay Dutch-American couples to be married on Amsterdam Gay Pride canal parade

Friday, May 01 2009 :

• Mexican flu now also in the Netherlands

Thursday, April 30 2009 :

• Queensday tour ends in drama after car rams audience, nearly hits bus with Royal Family

Monday, April 20 2009 :

• French president Sarkozy 'not pleased' by Amsterdam Queens Day campaign

Thursday, April 16 2009 :

• Problems with taxis in Amsterdam have returned

Monday, April 06 2009 :

• Smoking ban in pubs in the Netherlands under fire

Wednesday, April 01 2009 :

• 400 Years relationships between New York and Amsterdam

Saturday, March 28 2009 :

• Daylight Saving Time (Summer time) starts tonight in Holland

Monday, March 23 2009 :

• Google Streetview now also in Amsterdam

Friday, March 20 2009 :

• Dutch nation-wide public transport trip planner now also available in English

Thursday, March 19 2009 :

• Opening of Keukenhof flower exhibition starts yearly flower season in Holland

Wednesday, March 18 2009 :

• Cash payment in parking meters no longer possible in center of Amsterdam

Tuesday, March 17 2009 :

• Open Air Theater in Amsterdam Vondelpark saved for another few years

Monday, March 16 2009 :

• Terrorist threat might be fake - Moroccan community frustrated

Thursday, March 12 2009 :

• Terrorist threat averted in Amsterdam - link with 2004 Madrid train bombing

Monday, March 09 2009 :

• U2 gives '360 degrees Tour' concert in Amsterdam Arena Stadium

Friday, March 06 2009 :

• Exhibition of nude pictures of Madonna in Amsterdam
• New club in Amsterdam, for a period of 2 years - TrouwAmsterdam

Wednesday, March 04 2009 :

• Sixties icon Robert Jasper Grootveld gets full Amsterdam style funeral tour
• Steely Dan concert in Amsterdam Heineken Music Hall

Wednesday, February 25 2009 :

• TURKISH PLANE CRASHES ON AMSTERDAM SCHIPHOL AIRPORT

Thursday, February 19 2009 :

• New metro line in Amsterdam again postponed and more expensive - Alderman steps down

Wednesday, February 18 2009 :

• Amsterdam Arena Area shops open 7 days a week

Thursday, February 12 2009 :

• Exhibition 'Van Gogh and the colors of the night' now in Amsterdam

Sunday, February 08 2009 :

• Royal Palace in Amsterdam sensitive object on Microsoft Virtual Earth

Thursday, January 29 2009 :

• OV-chipcard only ticket on Rotterdam metro - Amsterdam follows later

Thursday, January 22 2009 :

• Rules for short apartment rentals Amsterdam softened again
• Simply Red concert Amsterdam Westerpark in July

Monday, January 19 2009 :

• Electric taxis in Amsterdam

Tuesday, January 13 2009 :

• Rated X - Amsterdam Alternative Erotica Film Festival is back

Saturday, January 10 2009 :

• Hundreds of thousands skating on natural ice in Holland

Wednesday, December 31 2008 :

• Amsterdam Keizersgracht canal closed for ice-skating

Tuesday, December 30 2008 :

• No more wheel-clamps in Amsterdam

Friday, December 26 2008 :

• Club 11 to re-open on new location in Amsterdam, March 2009

Monday, December 22 2008 :

• Large New Year's Eve parties on three Amsterdam squares

Wednesday, December 17 2008 :

• Religious protest against gay nativity scene in Amsterdam gay bar

Tuesday, December 09 2008 :

• Plan: big clean-up in Amsterdam Red Light District

Wednesday, December 03 2008 :

• Car parking rates Amsterdam go up in 2009

Tuesday, December 02 2008 :

• Amsterdam will not enforce prohibiton of 'magic mushrooms' - sales continue

Monday, December 01 2008 :

• Prohibition on sale of 'magic mushrooms' in the Netherlands

Thursday, November 27 2008 :

• New brochure 'How to use taxis in Amsterdam'

Tuesday, November 25 2008 :

• Statue of Spinoza unveiled in Amsterdam centre
• No changes for 2009 in Amsterdam restaurants with Michelin star

Monday, November 24 2008 :

• Fast wireless nternet on all Thalys (high speed) trains

Friday, November 21 2008 :

• Amsterdam to close 43 coffeeshops

Thursday, November 20 2008 :

• Smokers resistance against prohibition spreads to Amsterdam
• Amsterdam Concertgebouworkest best orchestra in the world

Wednesday, November 19 2008 :

• Smoking ban Netherlands turns into smoking war

Tuesday, November 18 2008 :

• Simply Red concert in Amsterdam

Thursday, November 13 2008 :

• Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam on Sunday November 16

Wednesday, November 12 2008 :

• Amsterdam India Festival opened today

Tuesday, November 11 2008 :

• Psychedelic ('magic') mushrooms banned starting December 1

Sunday, November 09 2008 :

• Noah's Ark can be visited in Amsterdam

Wednesday, November 05 2008 :

• Free access to Amsterdam Dungeon for IceSave victims
• Historic American elections celebrated in Amsterdam

Monday, November 03 2008 :

• Heineken Experience Amsterdam reopened

Sunday, November 02 2008 :

• Amsterdam introduces public transport smart card (OV-chipkaart), despite controversy

Wednesday, October 29 2008 :

• Red Light District in Alkmaar also under siege

Tuesday, October 28 2008 :

• Affordable Art Fair in Amsterdam this weekend

Saturday, October 25 2008 :

• Tonight end of summertime (daylight saving time)

Wednesday, October 22 2008 :

• Dollar rises to 2-year record level against Euro

Saturday, October 18 2008 :

• Amsterdam Marathon loses main sponsor ING Bank

Tuesday, October 14 2008 :

• IBC conference to remain in Amsterdam for next 4 years

Monday, October 06 2008 :

• Anne Frank House alsmost torn down in 1954

Wednesday, October 01 2008 :

• Construction of biggest hotel in the Netherlands started, at Amsterdam Central Station
• New hotel concept Yotel opened on Amsterdam Schiphol airport

Tuesday, September 30 2008 :

• Amsterdams Modern Art Museum (Stedelijk Museum) closed until end 2009

Thursday, September 18 2008 :

• Amsterdam car-free on Sunday September 21
• Netherlands up 2 places to number 10 in IT industry competitiveness index 2008

Tuesday, September 16 2008 :

• Dutch quality newspaper NRC Handelsblad starts website in English

Friday, September 12 2008 :

• New Amsterdam music Conservatory opened by Queen Beatrix

Thursday, September 04 2008 :

• Wheel clamp abolished in Amsterdam

Friday, August 29 2008 :

• Uitmarkt weekend starts today in Amsterdam Eastern Harbour District

Wednesday, August 27 2008 :

• Diamond skull Hirst in Rijksmuseum Amsterdam

Sunday, August 17 2008 :

• Amsterdam metro tunnel CS - Amstel Station closed for one more week

Saturday, August 16 2008 :

• Canal Festival (Grachtenfestival) started in Amsterdam

Thursday, August 14 2008 :

• Europe's largest department store restaurant opens in Bijenkorf Amsterdam

Friday, August 08 2008 :

• I Amsterdam Card reported to be a success

Wednesday, August 06 2008 :

• Google takes pictures in Amsterdam and Rotterdam for Streetview

Friday, August 01 2008 :

• Apartment boarded up in Amsterdam IJburg because of drug find

Monday, July 28 2008 :

• Second gay tourist information office opened in Amsterdam: GAYtic

Thursday, July 24 2008 :

• Mayor of Amsterdam will take part in 2008 Amsterdam Gay Pride Canal parade

Tuesday, July 22 2008 :

• Amsterdam All in 1 Travel ticket for tram, bus, metro and train

Wednesday, July 16 2008 :

• Japanese navy ships visit Amsterdam - Open day on Saturday July 19

Monday, July 14 2008 :

• Smoking ban in Holland works well - only few warnings given

Friday, July 11 2008 :

• Navy Days started in Den Helder (July 11, 12 and 13)

Wednesday, July 09 2008 :

• Open day of Greenpeace action ship 'De Sirius' in Amsterdam North

Tuesday, July 08 2008 :

• Tourist drowns near Amsterdam Central Station

Saturday, July 05 2008 :

• Man dies after being hit by wing of Sloten windmill in Amsterdam-West

Tuesday, July 01 2008 :

• Smoking ban in the Netherlands effective starting today

Monday, June 30 2008 :

• Major road and metro maintenance work in Amsterdam this summer

Saturday, June 28 2008 :

• Smoking ban also applies to party tents, and: smoking joints impossible for tourists in Amsterdam

Thursday, June 26 2008 :

• Large fire in Amsterdam North

Wednesday, June 25 2008 :

• Soccer match Turkey-Germany on large screen on Surinameplein

Sunday, June 22 2008 :

• Holland out of European Soccer Championship - Dutch team arrives on Amsterdam airport

Thursday, June 19 2008 :

• Special Expat Center opened for Amsterdam and Amstelveen

Monday, June 16 2008 :

• Traffic stuck around Mercatorplein after Amsterdam Turks celebrate soccer victory

Sunday, June 15 2008 :

• 11 Million watch second Dutch European Championship soccer victory, against France

Tuesday, June 10 2008 :

• 3-0 victory Holland-Italy colours Holland orange
• Amsterdam moves top 10 of the world's business centres

Friday, June 06 2008 :

• Light shows by Japanese artist Ryoji Ikeda in Amsterdam

Wednesday, June 04 2008 :

• Hollandse nieuwe haring (Soused herring) has arrived again

Tuesday, June 03 2008 :

• 'Beer bike' banned from centre of Amsterdam
• WO II bomb found near Amsterdam Schiphol Airport - one runway closed

Sunday, June 01 2008 :

• Vondelpark Open Air Theatre started

Friday, May 30 2008 :

• Amsterdam Mayor Job Cohen first non-American to receive Martin Luther King Award

Thursday, May 29 2008 :

• Amsterdam Arena Stadium completely smoke-free starting July 1

Tuesday, May 27 2008 :

• Extra security for Amsterdam Mayor's residence, after squatters violence

Monday, May 19 2008 :

• First transatlantic 'fast lane' program between Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and 3 US airports

Sunday, May 18 2008 :

• Taxi rank at Amsterdam Central Station again a mess

Friday, May 16 2008 :

• 'Kiss-in' at Amsterdam Homo Monument tomorrow

Wednesday, May 14 2008 :

• Large open air book market in Amsterdam Centre on May 18

Tuesday, May 13 2008 :

• Amsterdam wants to close down 2 gambling halls in Red Light District

Friday, May 09 2008 :

• Amsterdam Fatih Mosque first mosque in the Netherlands to have art exhibition

Wednesday, May 07 2008 :

• Strike on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Friday May 9

Monday, May 05 2008 :

• Fundraising party for Anne Frank tree on May 21

Tuesday, April 22 2008 :

• Amstedam forgets bicentennial of being the Dutch capital

Thursday, April 10 2008 :

• Boat tour with IJ ferry (Amsterdam Eastern Docklands) also in 2008

Wednesday, April 09 2008 :

• Metro line near Amsterdam Central Station repaired

Tuesday, April 08 2008 :

• Metro train derailed near Amsterdam Central Station

Sunday, March 23 2008 :

• White Easter in Amsterdam - coldest Easter in 40 years

Monday, March 03 2008 :

• From now on only quality taxi at Amsterdam Central Station

Tuesday, February 12 2008 :

• New international jazz festival in Amsterdam, IJazz

Tuesday, February 05 2008 :

• Record 7 million Dutch people watch tv show about Natalee Holloway

Friday, February 01 2008 :

• Excitement about journalist's claim of having resolved Natalee Holloway case

Tuesday, January 29 2008 :

• New taxi rates (starting February 1) not in all taxis

Friday, January 18 2008 :

• Fashion designers display creations in former Amsterdam prostitution establishments
• More sex clubs closed in Amsterdam: Casa Rosso, Banana bar and others

Wednesday, January 16 2008 :

• Fire in hotel in Amsterdam centre, 1 person dies, 1 severely wounded
• License to cut down Anne Frank tree confirmed, tree owner now has to decide
• New public transport chip card postponed after successful hack

Tuesday, January 15 2008 :

• Closed Amsterdam brothel 'Yab Yum' continued as escort agency

Monday, January 14 2008 :

• Prohibition of firework in Amsterdam centre, after fire in monumental canal house

Thursday, January 10 2008 :

• Amsterda real estate prices rise explosively, especially apartments

Wednesday, January 09 2008 :

• Name 'Opstapper' bus changed into 'Stop/Go'

Tuesday, January 08 2008 :

• Exhibition 'Brilliant Bijoux' in National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden

Monday, January 07 2008 :

• Petition started for more public lavatories for ladies

Sunday, January 06 2008 :

• Amsterdam sex club Yam Yum definitely closed

Thursday, January 03 2008 :

• Smoking forbidden near entrance doors of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
• Anne Frank house received record 1 million visitors in 2007

Thursday, December 20 2007 :

• Museum about funerary culture in Amsterdam: 'Tot Zover'

Monday, December 17 2007 :

• 'Coalition project 1012': Amsterdam wants to reconquer city centre from Red Light District

Friday, December 14 2007 :

• New Year's Eve party on Amsterdam Dam Square

Thursday, December 13 2007 :

• New directive: Amsterdam police officers can no longer smoke marihuana

Friday, December 07 2007 :

• Amsterdam Dappermarkt (street market) in Top 10 Shopping streets by National Geographic
• Amsterdam police wipes clean Amsterdam centre - over a 100 criminals arrested

Wednesday, December 05 2007 :

• New type of restaurant in Amsterdam: dining in the dark - focus on taste
• Sex without condoms increasing in Amsterdam Red Light District

Monday, December 03 2007 :

• Amsterdam to legalize short-stay apartment and houseboat rentals

Thursday, November 29 2007 :

• Demonstration by high school students on Amsterdam Museumplein on Friday - possible riots

Tuesday, November 27 2007 :

• Michelin stars 2008: Amsterdam loses 1 restaurant again - Ciel Blue gets 2 stars

Tuesday, November 20 2007 :

• Judge rules: Anne Frank tree not to be felled tomorrow

Saturday, November 17 2007 :

• Amsterdam brought to court about Anne Frank tree - international press agencies flock to Amsterdam

Friday, November 16 2007 :

• Exclusive Amsterdam brothel Yab Yum to be closed down

Wednesday, November 14 2007 :

• Anne Frank tree to be cut down on November 21

Monday, November 12 2007 :

• Polish medieval masterpieces at Catharijneconvent Utrecht

Saturday, November 10 2007 :

• Computer failure causes delays at Amsterdam Schiphol airport
• Only 'quality taxi' at Amsterdam Central Station

Friday, November 09 2007 :

• Amsterdam Schiphol airport will become completely smoke-free in 2008

Wednesday, November 07 2007 :

• Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam November 18

Monday, November 05 2007 :

• Ice skating on Amsterdam Leidseplein square until January 7

Friday, November 02 2007 :

• Get married for 1 night in the Film Museum

Tuesday, October 30 2007 :

• Strict enforcement of laws for lights on bicycles - Amsterdam police has own interpretation

Saturday, October 27 2007 :

• End of summertime (daylight saving time)

Friday, October 26 2007 :

• Record size croquet ('kroket') on Thorbeckeplein, free tasting

Thursday, October 25 2007 :

• Armin van Buuren voted best DJ of the world in DJ Magazine top 100 2007

Tuesday, October 23 2007 :

• Listening to music while cycling not made illegal
• Second suicide at Amsterdam Bijenkorf department store this year

Thursday, October 18 2007 :

• Exhibtion of old maps and views on Amsterdam in the City Archives

Monday, October 15 2007 :

• Action group set up to 'save the magic mushroom'

Friday, October 12 2007 :

• Dutch government decides to prohibit sales of 'magic mushrooms'
• Andy Warhol exhibition in Amsterdam Stedelijk Museum

Wednesday, October 10 2007 :

• Free canal tour boats to Amsterdam street markets
• Amsterdam back in top 5 of European Cities Monitor 2007

Tuesday, October 09 2007 :

• Tourist naked through the streets in Amsterdam West after using 'magic mushrooms'

Monday, October 08 2007 :

• Lou Reed opens photo exhibition in Amsterdam

Thursday, October 04 2007 :

• Soccer match Ajax - Dinamo Zagreb causes unrest in Amsterdam
• Cutting down of Anne Frank's chestnut tree postponed

Monday, October 01 2007 :

• Ayaan Hirsi Ali returns from US to the Netherlands

Thursday, September 27 2007 :

• Amsterdam has the best tap water in the Netherlands

Wednesday, September 26 2007 :

• Pavarotti commemoration in Amsterdam, October 6 in Old Church

Saturday, September 22 2007 :

• Car-free Sunday in Amsterdam this weekend

Friday, September 21 2007 :

• Less trains around Schiphol Amsterdam airport this weekend

Wednesday, September 12 2007 :

• Amsterdam hotel room prices up 15% compared to 2005

Sunday, September 09 2007 :

• P+R parking: 5 free public transport tickets until end of the year

Wednesday, September 05 2007 :

• Large part of Red Light District Amsterdam almost sold

Friday, August 31 2007 :

• Last Aalsmeer Flower Parade will be in Amsterdam tomorrow

Monday, August 27 2007 :

• New Amsterdam public library and Artis Zoo raided

Friday, August 24 2007 :

• Start of Uitmarkt - Friday to Sunday in Eastern Harbour district

Wednesday, August 22 2007 :

• Amsterdam again city with the most nationalities (177) in the world

Saturday, August 18 2007 :

• Show master/entertainer Jos Brink dies at 65

Sunday, August 12 2007 :

• Canal Festival (Grachtenfestival) opened

Friday, August 10 2007 :

• Amsterdam City Archives open again in building 'De Bazel'

Monday, August 06 2007 :

• New cinema Studio K opened in Amsterdam East - admission August EUR 3.-
• Amsterdam Gay Canal Parade big success, but anti-gay violence reported too

Friday, August 03 2007 :

• Very busy (and festive) weekend ahead in Amsterdam

Wednesday, August 01 2007 :

• Tuk-tuks in Amsterdam starting August 3

Sunday, July 29 2007 :

• Two Brits arrested for shooting arrows to pedestrians in Amsterdam centre

Thursday, July 26 2007 :

• Carnival street parade in Rotterdam (Sat 28 July) 2.6 km long

Wednesday, July 25 2007 :

• Most expensive book in print exhibited in Teylers Museum Haarlem

Thursday, July 19 2007 :

• Costa del Soul festival on Blijburg beach, Saturday July 21
• Biggest funfair in Benelux (Tilburgse Kermis) from July 20 to 29

Wednesday, July 18 2007 :

• Rainbow flag allowed again in centre of Amsterdam

Tuesday, July 17 2007 :

• New youth hostel in Amsterdam
• French tourist who killed dog not under influence of 'magic mushrooms'

Sunday, July 15 2007 :

• French tourist in Amsterdam slaughters his own dog after using drugs

Friday, July 13 2007 :

• Tourist jumps out of hotel window in Amsterdam after eating magic mushrooms

Tuesday, July 10 2007 :

• Free podcasts by the Amsterdam public transport company GVB

Friday, July 06 2007 :

• Big clean-up of illegal apartment agencies in Amsterdam

Thursday, July 05 2007 :

• Spongebob parody about China by Amsterdam comedians causes debate on YouTube

Wednesday, July 04 2007 :

• Big Live Earth Alert concert in Amsterdam Westerpark

Tuesday, July 03 2007 :

• Church carillon concerts in Amsterdam centre in one afternoon

Monday, July 02 2007 :

• NFL pulls plug out of NFL Europa - end of Amsterdam Admirals
• Again gay men assaulted in Amsterdam

Thursday, June 28 2007 :

• Amsterdam gay pride parties cancelled because of fear for English soccer hooligans

Tuesday, June 26 2007 :

• Majoor Bosshardt died - Funeral 'Tour of Honour' through Amsterdam on Saturday

Sunday, June 24 2007 :

• British tourist runs amok in Amsterdam after using 'magic mushrooms'

Saturday, June 23 2007 :

• Outside exhibition of Spencer Tunick nude photographs in Amsterdam

Tuesday, June 19 2007 :

• Amrâth hotel (5 stars) opened in Amsterdam Scheepvaarthuis

Monday, June 18 2007 :

• Amsterdam up 16 places on list of most expensive cities

Sunday, June 17 2007 :

• 111 West Africans arrested in Amsterdam South-East

Friday, June 15 2007 :

• New York Metropolitan Opera live on screen in Amsterdam Tuschinski cinema

Thursday, June 14 2007 :

• Exhibition Amsterdam photographs 1930 versus 2007

Wednesday, June 13 2007 :

• New in Amsterdam: the Museum of Bags and Purses (Tassenmuseum Hendrikje)

Monday, June 11 2007 :

• Open Garden Days of Amsterdam Canal museums 15-17 June

Sunday, June 10 2007 :

• Man dies after jumping off Bijenkorf department store in Amsterdam

Saturday, June 09 2007 :

• Smoking ban in the Netherlands from July 2008, but not in coffeeshops
• Blue Man show Amsterdam now in English

Thursday, June 07 2007 :

• Amsterdam gets new Central Public Library on July 7

Thursday, May 31 2007 :

• Train tickets for 2 Euro on route Amsterdam - Utrecht - Den Bosch

Wednesday, May 30 2007 :

• Amsterdam Zoo open on Saturday evenings in the summer

Tuesday, May 29 2007 :

• Open day new metro line Amsterdam on June 2

Thursday, May 24 2007 :

• Number of coffeeshops in Amsterdam down with 30 percent
• Plan for dramatic increase of parking rates in Amsterdam leaked out

Wednesday, May 23 2007 :

• Netporn Festival in Paradiso theatre Amsterdam
• Amsterdam canal tour most popular attraction in the Netherlands

Friday, May 18 2007 :

• Open air exhibition 'Spirit of the Wild' opened in Amsterdam
• Brouwersgracht voted most beautiful street in Amsterdam

Wednesday, May 16 2007 :

• Amsterdam in 3-D on Google Earth

Tuesday, May 15 2007 :

• Celebration Buddha's birthday on Nieuwmarkt Square

Thursday, May 10 2007 :

• Art Amsterdam 2007 opened in RAI Congress Centre

Friday, May 04 2007 :

• Main events 4/5 May (Commemoration and Liberation day) in Amsterdam

Thursday, May 03 2007 :

• Four open days in Hermitage (Amstelhof) building before start renovation

Wednesday, May 02 2007 :

• Amsterdam host to biggest cruise ship ever

Monday, April 30 2007 :

• Queensday Amsterdam 2007 attracts 550,000 visitors

Saturday, April 28 2007 :

• VOC ship 'Amsterdam' open again

Friday, April 27 2007 :

• Pancake cruise boat through Amsterdam harbour
• Very busy (and warm) Queensday expected in Amsterdam

Wednesday, April 25 2007 :

• Special brochure for cycling tourists in Amsterdam

Sunday, April 22 2007 :

• 'Spirit of the Wild', exhibtion of animal pictures on Westermarkt
• Amsterdam down 3 places on list of unsafe cities in the Netherlands

Tuesday, April 17 2007 :

• Exhibition Liberation songs after five years of occupation

Saturday, April 14 2007 :

• Earliest summer day ever in the Netherlands

Monday, April 09 2007 :

• Amsterdam Flower Market goes for quality control of flower bulbs
• Exhibition 'Bodies, the exhibition' also open in the night of Friday, April the 13th

Wednesday, April 04 2007 :

• Amsterdam church towers open for climbing

Tuesday, April 03 2007 :

• VOC ship 'Amsterdam' moved to Nemo building

Sunday, April 01 2007 :

• Genever museum (House of Bols) opened in Amsterdam
• Combination alcohol and soft drugs no longer allowed in Amsterdam

Friday, March 30 2007 :

• Amsterdam tourist board office Leidseplein moves to different location

Tuesday, March 27 2007 :

• French tourist in Amsterdam commits suicide after using 'magic mushrooms'

Saturday, March 24 2007 :

• Daylight saving time (Summer time) starts tonight in Europe
• New European website introduced with weather warnings
• Quality taxis 'Amsterdamtaxi' delayed

Thursday, March 22 2007 :

• Photo exhibtion about Srebrenica Massacre in NIOD Amsterdam

Saturday, March 17 2007 :

• Statue for Theo van Gogh unveiled tomorrow in Oosterpark in Amsterdam East

Wednesday, March 14 2007 :

• Free train ride March 18 with 'Boekenweekgeschenk'

Monday, March 12 2007 :

• Main concert hall 'the Max' in Melkweg theatre reopened

Sunday, March 04 2007 :

• Valet parking in Amsterdam shopping street PC Hooftstraat

Saturday, March 03 2007 :

• Full moon eclipse visible this evening

Friday, February 23 2007 :

• Jewish Historical Museum re-opened after renovation

Wednesday, February 14 2007 :

• Amsterdam will take part in car-free Sunday again (September 23)
• Amsterdam mayor unveils plaque about first gay marriage

Tuesday, February 13 2007 :

• Amsterdam court: peep show is a regular play

Friday, February 09 2007 :

• Tax free shops Schiphol Amsterdam airport target of credit card fraud
• Work by Amsterdam shoe designer Jan Jansen auctioned at Christie's
• Youth boat in Amsterdam gay pride parade allowed

Thursday, February 08 2007 :

• Severe snowfall in Amsterdam - flight delays and reduced train service expected

Wednesday, February 07 2007 :

• New government: ban on smoking in cafes and restaurants before 2011

Saturday, February 03 2007 :

• Windmill 'De Otter' not to be moved out of Amsterdam

Thursday, February 01 2007 :

• Taxi inspectors Amsterdam Central Station will work until 4am
• Again record temperature in Holland: warmest January since 1706

Wednesday, January 31 2007 :

• Amsterdam city authorities against boat for 16- youths in gay canal parade

Sunday, January 28 2007 :

• The world's biggest dictionary, of the Dutch language, online

Thursday, January 25 2007 :

• Lounge for first class travellers (NS Lounge) opened in Amsterdam Central Station

Wednesday, January 24 2007 :

• Go-ahead for tallest tower for apartments in Amsterdam
• Englishman with broken neck found

Tuesday, January 23 2007 :

• Amsterdam police looking for Englishman with broken neck
• Compulsory photo id card for 9 Amsterdam clubs also for tourists
• Rembrandt Nightwatch statues Rembrandtplein will stay for an extra year

Monday, January 22 2007 :

• Brothels in Amsterdam Red Light District remain open

Friday, January 19 2007 :

• Central Station Amsterdam open again, trains back to normal service

Thursday, January 18 2007 :

• Amsterdam Central Station closed because of storm
• Amsterdam gay pride canal parade 2007 will have boat for gays until 16

Wednesday, January 17 2007 :

• Statue of prostitute in Amsterdam Red Light District unveiled in March

Tuesday, January 16 2007 :

• Queen Elizabeth to visit English Church Amsterdam

Thursday, January 11 2007 :

• Orgelpark (Organ Park) to be opened on January 20
• Concertgebouw Amsterdam world's best visited concert hall for classical music

Friday, January 05 2007 :

• Amsterdam Scheepvaartmuseum (Maritime Museum) to close for more than 2 years

Wednesday, January 03 2007 :

• Amsterdam switches to electricity produced from waste

Friday, December 29 2006 :

• 2006 warmest year in the Netherlands since 1706

Thursday, December 28 2006 :

• Large decrease in number of murders in Amsterdam

Thursday, December 14 2006 :

• Biggest outdoor interactive video screen on Rembrandtplein

Friday, December 08 2006 :

• Renault presents new Formula 1 car R27 in Amsterdam

Wednesday, December 06 2006 :

• Amsterdam announces new taxi certification: Amsterdamtaxi

Tuesday, December 05 2006 :

• Amsterdam mayor Job Cohen chosen second best mayor of the world

Friday, December 01 2006 :

• One third of Amsterdam Red Light District closed down

Thursday, November 30 2006 :

• Exhibition 'Looted, but from whom?' opened

Tuesday, November 28 2006 :

• Diamond Museum Amsterdam opened
• Carillon of Westerkerk church may be silenced during the night

Monday, November 27 2006 :

• Michelin stars 2007 Amsterdam restaurants - again 1 star lost

Friday, November 24 2006 :

• Two christmas markets in Amsterdam centre

Thursday, November 23 2006 :

• Parliament elections in the Netherlands: the results

Thursday, November 16 2006 :

• 'Anne Frank chestnuts' to be planted worldwide

Wednesday, November 15 2006 :

• Sinterklaas arrives in Amsterdam November 19
• Ice skating in Amsterdam on Leidseplein square

Tuesday, November 14 2006 :

• Anne Frank tree is dying and will be cut down

Monday, November 13 2006 :

• Controversial 'Bodies, the Exhibition' in Amsterdam Beurs van Berlage
• Public transport strike in Amsterdam on November 15
• Open day sex clubs in Amsterdam November 18

Friday, November 03 2006 :

• Verzetsmuseum Amsterdam shows unique paintings from hideaway

Thursday, November 02 2006 :

• Starting 6 November 2006 new rules for hand baggage

Tuesday, October 31 2006 :

• Amsterdam will have to vote again with red pencil
• Five minutes strike public transport Amsterdam today

Wednesday, October 25 2006 :

• Rembrandt statues on Rembrandtplein again vandalized

Tuesday, October 24 2006 :

• Design monument for Theo van Gogh acquired by Rijksmuseum
• Netherlands has highest position on press freedom list

Friday, October 20 2006 :

• Parking your car for 1 Euro per day for visitors to Amsterdam
• Iftar meal for Amsterdam homeless people

Thursday, October 19 2006 :

• New restaurant on restored Amsterdam navy ship Pollux

Tuesday, October 17 2006 :

• New official history curriculum of Holland presented

Monday, October 16 2006 :

• Hilton Hotel Amsterdam on monument list

Wednesday, October 11 2006 :

• Amsterdam 26 places up on list of most expensive cities

Monday, October 09 2006 :

• Hay fever season in the Netherlands maybe 2 months longer
• Photo exhibition about the fifties in Amsterdam

Thursday, October 05 2006 :

• Borat (Sacha Baron Cohen) visits Amsterdam to promote movie

Wednesday, October 04 2006 :

• Butterfly pavillion opened in Amsterdam Zoo (Artis)
• Man forced by robbers to use bank card during entire night

Tuesday, October 03 2006 :

• Tax refund minimum for non-EU visitors to EUR 50
• Latest chance to change old guilder coins to Euros

Sunday, October 01 2006 :

• Train tickets for EUR 2 Amsterdam - Schiphol - Leiden - Den Haag (The Hague)

Thursday, September 28 2006 :

• Princess Máxima visits Bombay exhibition in Amsterdam Tropen Museum
• Royals don't park for free any more in Amsterdam

Tuesday, September 26 2006 :

• Completely green sports centre in Amsterdam - De Baarsjes

Thursday, September 14 2006 :

• Rembrandt 2006 Year more successful than expected

Friday, September 08 2006 :

• Open Monuments Weekend Amsterdam

Thursday, September 07 2006 :

• Free Yann Arthus-Bertrand near Amsterdam Opera House

Monday, September 04 2006 :

• Mövenpick Amsterdam hotel opened

Wednesday, August 30 2006 :

• Many tickets Madonna (Amsterdam Arena) on black market

Tuesday, August 29 2006 :

• Cattle market dating from 1484 closed down

Sunday, August 27 2006 :

• Hungarian wins Mister Gay Europe 2006 title

Tuesday, August 22 2006 :

• Euro Art Festival in Amsterdam Amstelpark

Friday, August 18 2006 :

• Barrel organ festival on Amsterdam Nieuwmarkt Square
• Amsterdam escort agencies must apply for license

Thursday, August 17 2006 :

• Biggest Uitmarkt festival ever in Amsterdam centre

Wednesday, August 16 2006 :

• Tourists deceived with old stamps in Dutch guilders

Monday, August 14 2006 :

• Electric car offered by Amsterdam Hilton and Okura hotel

Thursday, August 10 2006 :

• Floating lights in Prinsengracht canal
• Flights cancelled to London Heathrow due to terrorist bomb alert

Friday, August 04 2006 :

• Amsterdam Ice Bar opened along the Amstel
• Open air cinema Gay Pride cancelled - Latvian delegation in town

Wednesday, August 02 2006 :

• First completely large smoke-free hotel in Amsterdam
• Public transport chip card introduced in Amsterdam

Friday, July 28 2006 :

• Camp site in Amsterdam Zeeburg completely full

Monday, July 24 2006 :

• City of Amsterdam invites Riga (Latvia) for Gay Pride
• Amsterdam bridges have problems due to hot weather

Friday, July 21 2006 :

• Records and cd street market July 23 and August 10

Thursday, July 20 2006 :

• Amsterdam wants canal belt on Unesco World Heritage list

Wednesday, July 19 2006 :

• Exhibition about use of Rembrandt by Nazis
• Second heatwave official - 2 persons die in Four Days Marches

Friday, July 14 2006 :

• Source of legionella outbreak known

Thursday, July 13 2006 :

• Classic cars Amsterdam-Beijing Rally Friday afternoon on Dam Square
• Amsterdam International Fashion Week not on Museumplein
• Legionella source possibly in Amsterdam centre or North

Tuesday, July 11 2006 :

• Four more cases of legionella reported around Amsterdam

Monday, July 10 2006 :

• Legionella casualty in Amsterdam, 14 people in hospital
• Free breakfast in Rijksmuseum for Rembrandt's birthday

Friday, July 07 2006 :

• Book market on Dam Square on Sunday
• All of Rembrandts paintings in Beurs van Berlage

Wednesday, July 05 2006 :

• New public swimming pool 'Marnix' opened in Amsterdam Jordaan

Tuesday, June 27 2006 :

• Queen re-opens medieval Muiderslot castle
• Man who damaged painting damaged 165 other paintings

Monday, June 26 2006 :

• Amsterdam 17 places lower in Cost of Living Survey
• Man damages painting in Amsterdam Rijksmuseum

Wednesday, June 21 2006 :

• Amsterdam closes 20% of brothels

Friday, June 16 2006 :

• Viktor & Rolf design exhibition in Amsterdam Van Gogh Museum

Wednesday, June 14 2006 :

• Free entrance to National Museums for Dutch nationals
• Mr Gay Europe hosted by Amsterdam

Sunday, June 11 2006 :

• Woman found dead in Okura hotel Amsterdam
• Teenagers beat up passers-by in centre Amsterdam

Wednesday, June 07 2006 :

• Dutch ambassador leaves Estonia due to racism and homophobia

Tuesday, June 06 2006 :

• Nightwatch statue on Rembrandtplein vandalized

Sunday, June 04 2006 :

• Amsterdam Vondelpark becomes golf course for 1 day
• Open Air Theatre Vondelpark opened today

Thursday, June 01 2006 :

• Opera opens Holland Festival 2006
• Towing away car in Amsterdam often by mistake

Tuesday, May 30 2006 :

• Madeleine Albright discusses her latest book in Amsterdam

Friday, May 26 2006 :

• Thalys 10 years: international train tickets only 10 Euro

Thursday, May 25 2006 :

• Hermès opens shop in Amsterdam PC Hooftstraat

Wednesday, May 24 2006 :

• Tuk tuk in Amsterdam and Zandvoort
• Do-it-yourself car tours around Amsterdam

Tuesday, May 23 2006 :

• Princes park (nearly) for free in Amsterdam
• Reguliersdwarsstraat becomes pedestrian zone

Monday, May 15 2006 :

• Amsterdam topless bar 'Teasers' shut down by city
• No licences needed for soccer championship decorations
• Bank determines sponsoring policy Stedelijk Museum

Sunday, May 14 2006 :

• Amsterdam out of top 5 criminal cities in Netherlands

Friday, May 12 2006 :

• Power outage in Amsterdam centre and de Pijp

Thursday, May 11 2006 :

• Growth of tourism to Amsterdam 8 percent in 2005
• Right wing demonstration against pedophilia